Occidental Petroleum's Gulfstream G650ER lands in Bangor after Abu Dhabi flight

Occidental Petroleum's Gulfstream G650ER, tail number N650XY, landed at Bangor International Airport in Maine on Monday, November 2, 2026, at 02:46 UTC. The flight departed from Al Bateen Executive Airport in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, at 13:27 UTC. The trip took 13 hours and 19 minutes.

The great-circle distance between the two airports was 5,620 nautical miles, or 6,467 miles. The aircraft averaged a ground speed of 422 knots, reaching a top speed of 522 knots and a highest altitude of 43,025 feet. Our estimate shows the flight burned about 6,261 US gallons of fuel, producing roughly 60,149 kilograms of carbon dioxide, equivalent to driving a car 148,883 miles. The Gulfstream G650ER is an ultra-long-range jet with a range of 7,500 nautical miles, a ceiling of 51,000 feet, and seating for up to 19 passengers.

The aircraft's estimated fuel burn rate is 470 US gallons per hour. The departure airport, Al Bateen Executive Airport in Abu Dhabi, has a longest runway of 10,499 feet at an elevation of 16 feet. Bangor International Airport's longest runway is 11,440 feet at an elevation of 192 feet. The distance from Occidental Petroleum's home base at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston to Bangor is 1,535 nautical miles.

This was the second landing by N650XY at Bangor in four days. The same aircraft had landed there on October 30, 2026, before continuing to Abu Dhabi. Occidental Petroleum's home base is George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, and its usual destinations include Minneapolis, Washington Dulles, Chicago O'Hare, and Dubai. In the 30 days before this flight, the company's three aircraft flew 40 flights, totaling 47.4 hours in the air and an estimated 222,147 kilograms of carbon dioxide.

Occidental Petroleum is a U.S.-based independent oil and gas company headquartered in Houston, led by CEO Vicki Hollub. Berkshire Hathaway holds about 28 percent of the company, making it Warren Buffett's largest energy bet. The company operates a three-aircraft fleet: an Embraer ERJ-175, a Gulfstream G280, and this Gulfstream G650ER. Bangor International Airport is a common refueling stop for long-haul private flights between the Middle East and North America.

The company has been active in oil and gas acquisitions, and its jets have drawn attention from hedge funds tracking corporate travel. In 2023, Bloomberg reported that Occidental's jet visited Omaha, home to Berkshire Hathaway, amid a potential shale oil deal.

In the 30 days before this flight, the most common destinations for all three of Occidental Petroleum's aircraft were Midland International Air and Space Port in Texas, with 16 landings; George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, with 11 landings; and Carlsbad, New Mexico, with 8 landings. The longest leg in that period was the Bangor to Abu Dhabi flight on October 30, 2026, covering 5,621 nautical miles. The aircraft had been on the ground for about two days before this flight, following a tracked landing in Abu Dhabi on October 31.

The flight from Abu Dhabi to Bangor used about 75 percent of the aircraft's maximum range. The aircraft is now on the ground in Maine.